Buffalo, N.Y. -- Senior Byron Davis scored a career-high 29 points and senior forward John Barber scored 22 but the Youngstown State men's basketball allowed a season-high in points losing 95-82 to Buffalo at Alumni Arena on Saturday afternoon.

    Davis was 13-of-18 from the field while Barber was 9-of-21. The duo also combined for 13 rebounds. Jack Liles was the only other Guin to reach double figures finishing with 11.

    The first half featured eight lead changes and four ties but a Buffalo run in the second half proved to be fatal.

    YSU (9-19) trailed 49-47 just over three minutes into the second half on a 3-pointer by Vytas Sulskis. The Bulls (9-17) scored 10 straight points to grab a 59-47 lead with 13:37 remaining and the closest the Guins could get was seven on two occasions, the latest at 76-69 with 6:57 on a trey by Davis.

    Buffalo's Andy Robinson scored 26 points to lead the team. Byron Mulkey contributed a season-high 18 points while Calvin Betts added 16. The Bulls were strong from the free-throw line making 28-of-31 attempts (90.3 percent).

    For the game YSU shot 48.5 percent making 32-of-66 attempts, but was just 56.5 percent from free-throw line making 13-of-23 opportunities. Buffalo shot 47 percent from the game making 31-of-66 attempts. UB won the battle of the boards 42-34.
  The Penguins conclude the regular season next Saturday at the Beeghly Center against Cleveland State. Tipoff is set for 7:05 p.m. and will be Senior Night for Barber, Davis, George Cotal and Dwight Holmes.